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When you think about it, the internet is a democracy. Whether you're the President, an award-winning scientist, or just a spiteful troll, you can create a Twitter account and go from one thread to another, explaining to other users why they're stupid. However, if you're actually doing it, that's precisely what you need to keep in mind. It's just a matter of time before you run into someone who can call out your BS. And when that happens, you're going to end up on the subreddit r/DontYouKnowWhoIam. Like the name suggests, this online community is dedicated to those spicy moments when people were oblivious to who they were talking to, and has collected quite a lot of them since its inception in 2015. Here are some of the best ones.

Even though there's a line between self- and over-confidence, trusting in your judgment can help you become successful in life.

Both verbal and nonverbal communication can be extremely effective at garnering positive attention and influence in groups. According to one hypothesis (the presumption of calibration hypothesis), people generally assume others have the self-knowledge to know how confident they should be, and we also assume they will truthfully communicate this confidence to us (the so-called truth bias), unless extenuating circumstances suggest otherwise.

So whenever we see confidence, we tend to find it compelling, and we expect it to be justified.

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The Guy Then Came At Him Saying He Violated The Hippocratic Oath

The Guy Then Came At Him Saying He Violated The Hippocratic Oath

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anyone else so sick of the vaccine argument? Should mention I'm not anti-vax. Have had covid twice myself. Edit: Was asked how I had it twice. First time I likely caught it in a post office. Only place I'd been for weeks as most of the country was shut. Second time my partner tested positive and then I did.

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Red Faces All Round

Red Faces All Round

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same thing happened to Bob Dylan! The bouncer wouldn't let him in , in his own gig, as he did not recognize him!

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Interestingly, some research has reported that being overconfident while participating in a group activity did not damage the person’s reputation — individuals who trusted their task performance (but were later revealed to be worse at the task than they had claimed) did not suffer a severe drop in their social status in the group relative to someone who had been well-calibrated.

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The researchers concluded that "the status benefits of overconfidence outweighed any possible status costs."

So extreme cases aside, being featured on r/DontYouKnowWhoIam might not be the worst thing that can happen to you.

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Becky Says Do Your Research About Vaccines Y’all!

Becky Says Do Your Research About Vaccines Y’all!

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River Webb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

where did you "look them up"? some mum group where essential oils are the equivalent to some miracle cure?

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Karen vs. Owner

Karen vs. Owner

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Adam C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I want you fired, you and you and you! FIRED!!" what's wrong with you people?

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Accusing A Former Us Secretary Of Labor Of Being A Keyboard Warrior

Accusing A Former Us Secretary Of Labor Of Being A Keyboard Warrior

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Physician Didn't Read A (Verified) Acct Bio Of Another Doctor Before Patronising Him About His Area Of Expertise

Physician Didn't Read A (Verified) Acct Bio Of Another Doctor Before Patronising Him About His Area Of Expertise

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are people in my country who believe that Ivermektin (actualy horse pill to get them rid of tapeworms) can cure covid. Eventhougt, there is no study to prove that, some people eat this, they overdose on it and end up in hospital with covid and also kidney failure...

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Calypso poet
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's amazing that people are afraid of a vaccine but will pump their bodies with any animal de-wormer or bleach instead.

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Otter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I work.in an ICU. 98% of our COVID patients for the last 6 months have been unvaccinated, and many of them have died. The vaccinated don't even come to us unless they gave severe comorbidities (cancer being the most common), while the unvaccjnated get desperately ill or die. It's that simple.

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Leo Domitrix
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For the curious: That drug is an antihistamine. So unless that's the worst hay fever ever, no, it won't do a da*n thing for the patient with that chest. Jesus wept...

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third molar
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The scary thought is , if people can be convinced to strongly oppose vaccines in-spite of the overwhelming evidence and research, these people can be made to believe any lies that suits those that perpetuate them :(

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s the law of short words, repetitive phrases that sound good, and telling people it’s not their fault- it’s other people, they don’t have to take responsibility for their own actions or lack of action. Do it often enough, people vote against their own best interest, they don’t vaccinate to save against major diseases, but they’ll rush to the hospital to demand to be saved when Covid hits them because then it’s real and they want to live. If you don’t want the vaccine, save the bed for those who need it- cancer patients, heart attacks, dying children, and others. Yes, I’m tired of their c**p after them trying to remove my mask and wishing me to die.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friend is anti-vaxx and has covid twice now. I'm vaxxed and boosted and haven't had it. She still argues against it. It's just amazing to me.

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Pamela Blue
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know, right? As soon as those words come out these days, it immediately drops their IQ to a bunch of rocks in a box. It becomes laughable.

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Via Mps
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was once a president in my country who thought that ingesting cleaning supplies was the way to fight covid. Not me knowing of multiple idiots drinking bleach

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Brandy Grote
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cyproheptadine is an antihistamine that helps with allergy symptoms like sneezing and red, itchy eyes. How it might help against a virus is certainly a mystery.

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Themis
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1 month ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People can say what they want, the vaccines for coronavirus didn’t cure anyone or prevent the virus. And that’s a fact. Worse. It killed or made people sick.

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Angela Woodrow Parker
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I started working in the pharmacy in 1984 and left in 2008. I read this and the first thing I thought was, "Cyproheptadine? How could that cure this?" I Googled it to see if they had changed the indications on this drug...nope. I guess if I have been out of the pharmacy life for 14 years and still knew this then maybe the good doctor Jalali needs to brush up on his pharmacology

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I wish doctors would look more into treatments than preventatives." Um, no, that's sort of what we're aiming for...

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Debbie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was vaccinated and still got covid, same with my husband.

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Via Mps
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Funny story for anyone outside of the US our ex-president once suggested the ingestion of cleaning supplies to fight covid. Not me knowing people drinking bleach

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Chris Watson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Major problem treating severe Covid patients. Doctors cannot agree on treatment. Many people died due to the pride of their physician, who refused to deviate from political protocols.

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Liz-ard
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

God I hope that Farid didn’t pass to be a doctor… 😳

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Barbara Campbell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How dangerous but funny his misconception is but why aren't your medical credentials displayed with your name like his?

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Marianne Lynn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm an RRT and licensed to run ventilators have NEVER in my 25+ years have ever used cyproheptadine as a treatment for any lung issues especially one as serious as the xray is showing.

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Anne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Young people aren't even eligible for the vaccine here

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L WT
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, in light of all of the damage the vaccine caused, many "Board CERTIFIED TOXICOLOGISTS" have changed their OPINION, because that is all that it is--an opinion.

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Anon Anonymous
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had to see a doctor for a blood clot and over the course of five months he let me know that I had covid 19 antibodies at a low level. He also knew I didnt care to get vaccinated (medical reasons). He informed me of another treatment to boost my antibodies and I said I could go along with that. He left the room and when he came back he was visibly angry, apparently he called for authorization or whatever and was told he couldn't give me that treatment because I had not been vaccinated. So, it's not about public safety as it is public control.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow. On all these vaccine posts, so many people want to scream and rant about "the science" and "facts" and then can't handle science and facts themselves. Just goes to show how fn hypocritical and high and mighty with no justification these supposedly "intellectual" leftist fn lunatics really are. And that's the real danger towards society. The "do what I say even though I don't actually practice these things myself" crowd. Fn hateful hypocrites.

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Brian Bennett
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And they wonder why so many patients dislike and distrust doctors - they can't even trust each other! I call these god doctors ( you know if they're looking after you you got god on your side) I met one once after he finished telling me how great he was - I asked him if he ever thought of suicide and walked out!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad had Covid for over three weeks. He almost died. He went to the ER multiple time and they refused to give him any medicine even when his oxygen level was at 80! Luckily, we found a private doctor who was willing to give him the medicine he needed, including a healthy dose of Ivermectin. It saved his life. And that doctor specifically told us to not go to the hospital but that he would deliver oxygen to our house if needed! Don't trust hospitals! Every time someone dies big Pharma makes SO much money. Why would they want us to live? In fancy words they call it the New World Order. Get a news source different than CNN.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But that does not work, my family has gotten covid twice ,mother, and Two of my sisters and they only healed better. Covid is science made ,and they said "It escaped". How does one singlular bat escape a well secured building? And why were you making it? What were you planning? The fact that america helped fund china? And google seems to be one of the only to use, use another and the same results. Should I ignore the evidence all around me by searching it? You never said if your pacient had anything wrong ;Lung disease, Elderly, etc. So how can they reply reasonably without the whole story? Why snippets? The vaccine shoud stay in the arm or leg when injected, I know this because my mother was a nurse. She has studied for this. Instead it goes straight to the Overies. It moves there immediatly. Hmmm...What is going on right now that everyone is talking about...? Oh, overpopulation. So why are you targeting the poor, and enforcing people around the world to take it? Fix the puzzle.

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John Schmitt
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ALL patients with severe coronavirus infection are far more likely to have had early therapeutics and readily available treatments withheld during the mild to moderate phases. The Ivermectin used in anti-viral protocols for over 25 years is far different from the veterinary topical medicine. Any medical person making a comparison is being grossly malfeasant & dishonest. If medically credentialed such an individual should lose all licenses, credentials, and be criminally liable for the gross harms caused. With redundant and diverse testing and trials; confirming the effectiveness and safety of multiple protocol of therapeutics and treatments, in wide use since June 2020 for coronavirus infections, any patient progressing to severe stages of infection is evident of gross malpractice in their care. OR, gross misinformation & propaganda hyping continued highly damaging medical experimentation with mRNA formulations. Currently in this region, the only cases of Civid are injected

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Jeramy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Propaganda use on its own, US citizens was made legal by Barak Obama with the 2012 NDAA. But they're still deciding if they're gonna use it or not...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not anti-vaxx by any stretch of the mind. Unfortunately, I'm one of the people who got the vaccine and boosters. I've been sanitizing my hands and everything around me. I wear a mask. I've just tested positive for Covid (tested twice, making sure it isn't a false positive). If I'm honest, I just feel let down. Like WHY? I thought I was doing everything right. I can't afford to miss work. I'm very sad and disheartened. I don't think they're lying but I don't think they're as sure of the vax as they claim.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's so many unvaxxed that it doesn't keep the vaccinated as safe as it should. But mostly the vaccine helps prevent severe life threatening cases of covid. All of this sucks. We could have all stayed home for 2 weeks, but Linda's hair appointment and Bill's boys night was more important!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After reading some of the comments in this section I have realized some people are just plain stupid. Ivermectin has been used in humans for decades, billion of doses manufactured and applied with less than 30 reported complications in humans, even before being used in horses and other animals. I shudder that people still think the BS mainstream media pushed to disparage the competition, ie. Joe Rogan. A little bit of research and critical thinking is necessary this day and age.

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Look, all I see is 2 qualified professionals having a disagreement. This happens all the time.

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Surely "very young" would be ineligible for the vaccine anyway, and it's already been proven that most patients in hospital with covid (in the UK at least) caught it while there. Plenty of complications from other illness and sad stories of deaths, but also a LOT more stories of people recovering just fine.

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come on, gerbils tested were fine, only 50% died, Get the shots ( maybe 3 0r 4 ) !

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Dezzy Zinn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm definitely still alive. I'm an at risk person, and still "survived" the shot. I work a public facing role and still haven't gotten covid either.

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The doctor is lying! Propaganda! Most other hospitals have reported just the opposite. Let’s kill of 75% roughly of our good immune cells and the second shot kill the remaining before there’s a chance they can recover and let’s all just inject lots of diseases and mercury and aluminum and aborted fetal cells in our bodies and let’s just for fun add nano particles and more heavy metals and the aids virus and let all those replace or God Given immunity and DNA. Morons! Greedy evil pos

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Accusing The Artist Based On Images From The Artist’s Own Website

Accusing The Artist Based On Images From The Artist’s Own Website

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Similar happened to me. My art teacher almost failed me because she said my drawings weren't free-hand. They totally were and I did one of them all over again with her there, she shut up after that.

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Tony Hawk Tries To Rent A Car

Tony Hawk Tries To Rent A Car

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because even if it wasn't THE Tony Hawk, there cannot be anyone else with this name around... (/s just to be safe)

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What Are The Odds, Really?

What Are The Odds, Really?

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Director Is Asked What Her Job Is

Director Is Asked What Her Job Is

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you say "young lady" you must already know you're doing it wrong. Unless you address the rest as "old man", "middle-aged ambiguous person", etc.

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Sauna Advice

Sauna Advice

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exactly! A sauna doesn't have to be uncomfortable to be 'good for you' at all! It should be something relaxing, that's all. It might be good for your hearth health, but there's not that much evidence that saunas have health benefits. Still, getting uncomfortably hot is not good.

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A Different Kind Of Dykwim

A Different Kind Of Dykwim

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one is the most understandable so far. It does seem like a rude question out of nowhere.

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Ah Well

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay, awkward. But how can you believe super rich people aren't changing the world? They're definitely changing it. No one said, "for the better."

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My Friend Is A Scientist, So Exchanges Like This Occur Almost Every Day

My Friend Is A Scientist, So Exchanges Like This Occur Almost Every Day

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Running "Coach" Meets The Runner He Bases His Training On

Running "Coach" Meets The Runner He Bases His Training On

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Asian? It Must Be A Chinese Puppet Handler

Asian? It Must Be A Chinese Puppet Handler

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Spotted On Tictac

Spotted On Tictac

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Miss Cellania
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Wasp" is a category, with quite a few insects in it. This is like saying "That's not a primate, it's a chimpanzee!"

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Please Educate Yourself About Vaccines

Please Educate Yourself About Vaccines

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Someone Lied On Their Resume

Someone Lied On Their Resume

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In All Fairness I Don't Tend To Wear T-Shirts With My Boss's Name On Them

In All Fairness I Don't Tend To Wear T-Shirts With My Boss's Name On Them

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just covering up a nasty and not a single bit funny comment from Demi Zwaan.

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Oh You R So Cool And Must Be A Really Important Person

Oh You R So Cool And Must Be A Really Important Person

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Chris Wade
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a troll account. Their name is "Petty" and just look at the profile picture haha

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Having A Ba In Politics Is Better Than Being A Constitutional Lawyer, Right?

Having A Ba In Politics Is Better Than Being A Constitutional Lawyer, Right?

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Youtube Doing What Youtube Does Best

Youtube Doing What Youtube Does Best

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

youtube works in wondrous ways. "You indicated you didn't like channels about sports, so here are another 30 recommended channels about sports."

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Explaining What Baguette Means To A French Person

Explaining What Baguette Means To A French Person

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River Webb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"NO! I may have never spoken French, nor do I know anything about the language, but I know I'm right!!"

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Man Who Helped Legalise Gay Marriage In Gb Accused Of Doing Nothing For Lesbians

Man Who Helped Legalise Gay Marriage In Gb Accused Of Doing Nothing For Lesbians

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Dodo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know people make jokes to the contrary but people don't actually think with their genitals. If someone identifies as a woman and they are solely attracted to other women, they're a lesbian.

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Guys Tells John Wayne Parr, That He's Friends With John Wayne Parr

Guys Tells John Wayne Parr, That He's Friends With John Wayne Parr

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Tried To Start Some Racial Nonsense

Tried To Start Some Racial Nonsense

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Demi Zwaan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So not dark enough to be considered black by the black community, but definitely not white enough to be considered white by the white community. What a wonderful life :( Why do people care about skin color this much?

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Arnold The Schwarzenegger

Arnold The Schwarzenegger

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Twitter Telling The Autor To Read His Own Article

Twitter Telling The Autor To Read His Own Article

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